Our Beautiful Children

Our beautiful children are dying In Africa, Europe, the Middle East Asia, the Americas, And in every projects where there is no peace. Our black children are dying For lack of basic necessities and because of the lies And the carelessness of their greedy leaders. Our white children are dying Because of the expensive weapons and the nuclear reactors. Our brown children are dying Because of the selfishness of the oppressors Our yellow children are dying Because of the savagery of the dictators. Our beautiful children are dying, When will they stop suffering? We forgot that we were once beautiful children. When will this senseless carnage end? We should love them and protect them. We should feed them and help them. Let the rainbow display the colors of heaven. Let's fill up the air with love; let's ring and ring The bells of happiness on this beautiful land, In every street corners and every Carrefour Let's stop this holocaust, this bloody war in Darfur. Let the colorful doves caress the blue firmament And let the children play together under the heavenly tent. Copyright ©August 2008, Hébert Logerie, All Rights Reserved Hebert Logerie is the author of several collections of poems.